Heartbeat: Stephanie presented with inaugural Chief Registrar Award

December 13, 2022

Dr Vaishnavi Kumar was known across our Trust as a compassionate and caring chief registrar who always put her patients, colleagues and those around her first. With her passion for care, courage and tenacity to lead, she quickly became a leading light for junior doctors so with her passing, it was clear that what she stood for should be honoured and celebrated.

The Dr Vaishnavi Kumar Chief Registrar Award will be an annual accolade presented to a junior doctor who demonstrates the leadership qualities and behaviours of what a doctor should be – caring, kind and empathic all whilst striving to give the best high quality care at all times. It will be awarded to remember what Vaish symbolised. The chief registrar, alongside the wellbeing committee, will be responsible for choosing the recipient and submissions can be made from across the UK and Ireland.

This year’s inaugural award was awarded to Dr Stephanie Wallis, Internal Medicine Trainee who is astute, compassionate and works to a very high standard and someone whom the team saw a future registrar within. She always thinks laterally, is eager to learn and a team player. Stephanie worked very closely with and was mentored by Vaish which makes the award very poignant.